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With records obtained during the donor's time at the Iowa State Teachers College and as a practicing teacher, the Agnes Horn Collection, 1918-1950, provides a glimpse into the life of an Iowa rural school teacher.

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The Aletha Hutchison (Jacobs) Collection is composed of materials documenting Hutchison's experiences both as a student and as a teacher in the rural school systems of Iowa and Pennsylvania.  The collection includes official school records and Hutchison's personal papers providing insight into many facets of rural school life from 1898-1960.

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Allamakee County, Iowa dating from 1907-1970.  The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. This collection is arranged into three series: "County Board of Education, 1907-1963", "Office of the Superintendent, 1907-1970", and "District and...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Appanoose County, Iowa dating from 1918-1978. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into two series: “County Board of Education, 1962, 1971” and “Office of the Superintendent, 1918-1978”. Series...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Audubon County, Iowa dating from 1881-1957. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into three series: “Office of the Superintendent, 1895-1951”, “Township Records, 1899-1957”, and “District and School Records,...

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The August Meester Collection is comprised of records dating from 1927-1955. The records were kept by the donor from his time as the District Board of Education Secretary for Grundy County, Pleasant Valley Township, #6.

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Benton County, Iowa dating from 1858-1972. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into three series: “Office of the Superintendent, 1877-1972”, “Township Records, 1858-1892”, and “District and School Records,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Black Hawk County, Iowa dating from 1858-1970. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into three series: “County Board of Education, 1910-1970”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1858-1967”, and “District and School Records,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Boone County, Iowa dating from 1889-1975. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into two series: “Office of the Superintendent, 1916-1978” and “District and School Records, 1889-1955”. Series...

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from the rural school system of Bremer County, Iowa dating from 1904-1975. The records cover a majority of the rural schools’ histories, but they are not comprehensive: some records were lost before their transfer to the Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture. The collection material is arranged into three series: “County Board of Education, 1919-1930”, “Office of the Superintendent, 1904-1975”, and “District and School Records,...